pitted olives
Cored Mediterranean fruit
Pitted olives are olives with the pit—the hard stone at the center—removed.
The term distinguishes them from whole olives, which still contain their pits: Buy pitted olives if you're making tapenade.
Pitting makes olives easier to eat and use in cooking, though some argue whole olives retain better flavor and texture.
- kalamataPurple Greek olive variety
- brineWater saturated with sodium
- martiniGin-vermouth cocktail
- tapenadeSavory olive-caper spread
- MediterraneanSea between Europe, Africa, Asia
Mediterranean diet · stuffed · green · black · salty · dirty martini · oily · jar · antipasto · charcuterie board · mezze platter · cheese plate · cured · briny · salad · pizza · garlic · feta
- oliveskalamata, extra virgin, virgin oil, cold-pressed oil, mission
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